Vaguely disappointing insect exhibition with surprise reptiles
Sunday, January 27th, 2013 06:07 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
mothwingCrocky and I went to a local insect exhibition today. It was at a tiny community centre around the corner and the poster had promised all manners of exciting large exotic creatures and they charged a rather hefty entrance fee. However, we soon realised in the first room that it was two small and rather dingy rooms and most of the all insect exhibits and also most others were pinned, some already very old and discoloured, and therefore not all that exciting - even though the organisers had clearly attempted to make them look more interesting by arranging them in terrariums.
The second room was a very pleasant surprise because the organisers had brought their pet reptiles, spiders and myriapods and were showing them to visitors. Espeially the boas and the tortoise petting zoo were a big hit, though was a bit worried for the tortoises in particular. But the owners always watched out for their animals, and especially the teen handling the snakes and spiders seemed to know what he was doing and always made sure that the visitors treated his charges with respect, so I suppose they were fine.
Dead, but pretty rainbow milkweed locust.
There was a live one of these beauties, though.
Oh HAI, fuzzball.
Crocky being fearless. The other hand belongs to the owner, a teenager who was in charge of taking care of the two constrictors, keeping the visitors from the corn snakes and handling these felt-footed beauties.
Hi there, elephant beetle. You don't look very alive to me, either.
Not too sure about you, but your species is not particularly dynamic even if you are alive, so I'll give you the benefit of the doubt.
I know, pretties, there are so many people here and your human has to keep shooing other humans away from your tank who knock onto the glass.
These two millipedes were my favourites by far. Crocky is not convinced they'd make awesome pets, however
I want giant millipedes as pets. Crocky favours the boa we met today, but I think that these tiny plant-detritus eating creatures that don't grow to a length of 6m and don't live on live piglets are infinitely preferable.
The second room was a very pleasant surprise because the organisers had brought their pet reptiles, spiders and myriapods and were showing them to visitors. Espeially the boas and the tortoise petting zoo were a big hit, though was a bit worried for the tortoises in particular. But the owners always watched out for their animals, and especially the teen handling the snakes and spiders seemed to know what he was doing and always made sure that the visitors treated his charges with respect, so I suppose they were fine.
Dead, but pretty rainbow milkweed locust.
There was a live one of these beauties, though.
Oh HAI, fuzzball.
Crocky being fearless. The other hand belongs to the owner, a teenager who was in charge of taking care of the two constrictors, keeping the visitors from the corn snakes and handling these felt-footed beauties.
Hi there, elephant beetle. You don't look very alive to me, either.
Not too sure about you, but your species is not particularly dynamic even if you are alive, so I'll give you the benefit of the doubt.
I know, pretties, there are so many people here and your human has to keep shooing other humans away from your tank who knock onto the glass.
These two millipedes were my favourites by far. Crocky is not convinced they'd make awesome pets, however
I want giant millipedes as pets. Crocky favours the boa we met today, but I think that these tiny plant-detritus eating creatures that don't grow to a length of 6m and don't live on live piglets are infinitely preferable.
